Morning Starters: Autumn 2 - Strange but True
Did You Know?
At a golf course in Brisbane, Australia, golfers were surprised to spot fins breaking the surface of a lake. The fins belonged to bull sharks – marine predators known for their aggressive nature. These sharks likely swam into the area during a flood and became trapped. Remarkably, bull sharks are one of the few species that can thrive in both saltwater and freshwater environments. These apex predators pose a significant danger, making the retrieval of stray golf balls from the lake a potentially deadly task!
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Credit: BBC Two - Nature's Weirdest Events
Word Challenge
Unscramble the following words:
1) ronenvimenst
2)ggessarive
3)atorsredp
4) rprisedsu
Help: The words all appear in the first three sentences of the ‘Did you know?’ paragraph.
Grammar Challenge
Copy and link the two simple sentences below, selecting the ‘best’ conjunction from the list above.
A fin was spotted in the lake. The golfers were deeply concerned.
Number Challenge
Fact: Female bull sharks are bigger than males, weighing around 315 kilograms.
Can you reach (or get close to) a target number of 315 by using some or all of the four operations (+, -, x, ÷) and the following numbers:
Help: Partition the target number first.
Critical Thinking
Should the bull sharks be removed from the golf course lake?
Why do you think this?